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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (ARI)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adam Thielen
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andre James
C
Head Shot
Dylan Parham
OG
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Raiders for Winston Jr.: C.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kevin Winston Jr. slide, and the Raiders were the ones holding the card at the 182nd pick. Highway robbery.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 8 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 16th pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Kenneth Grant in pick No. 37, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick57 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
You do not let a safety like Nick Emmanwori reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick68 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
A running back of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 4 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart at slot 73 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the 107th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick113 Rnd4 Savion Williams
A quiet steal in pick 113: Savion Williams for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Will Howard
Taking Will Howard in Round 5, Pick 5 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kevin Winston Jr.
The board fumbled Kevin Winston Jr. all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick214 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in the 214th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.